A cross-section of African youths who attended the 2019 YouthConnekt Africa Summit in Kigali. A new initiative, championed by Pan-African Rwanda chapter, was inaugurated Wednesday with the mission of engaging African youth on the continent’s Agenda 2063 and the upcoming trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area. African youth have been called upon to own and take lead role in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Agenda 2063. Spearheaded by the Pan-Africa Movement (PAM) Rwanda Chapter, the webinar brought together pan-African youth from Rwanda, Morocco, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa to discuss ‘youth as stakeholders in the implementation of Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA’. Raymond Okpani a Nigerian pan-Africanist also reiterated that the role of youth in the implementation of AfCFTA and Agenda 2063 include striving for unity among Africans.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2020 22:41 UTC